Story Time

Do you know these popular stories?

1)Hansel and Gretel 2)Little Red Riding Hood 3)Sherlock Holmes

4) Beauty and the Beast 5)Robin Hood 6)The Little Mermaid

A B C D E F

Did you read stories when you were young? Which one was your favourite?

Now complete the tables with the past simple verbs from the stories:

Present simple Past simple

Present simple Past simple
be ……………………..
live ……………………..
eat ……………………..
sleep ……………………..

grow …………………….. make ……………………..

cut ……………………..
build ……………………..
cast ……………………..
use ……………………..
marry ……………………..

be …………………….. blow ……………………..

take ……………………..
try ……………………..

fall ……………………..
Complete the stories with the words in the box:

Sleeping Beauty

made tried ate built were lived fell blew was used came

A long time ago there _________ a beautiful princess . She __________in a very high

tower. A wicked fairy ___________ a spell and the princess ________ for a hundred years. A big

forest _________ around the tower. One day a handsome prince ________ to the tower. He

________ his sword and _________ the trees. He ________ the princess and ______ her with a

kiss. The prince ____________ the princess and they ______ happily ever after.

The Three Little Pigs

lived lived woke slept took was cast

grew came married cut saw

Once upon a time there ___________ three little pigs. One _________ a house with

straw, one _________ a house with wood and the other _________ bricks. One day a big bad

wolf _________ and _________ to destroy the houses. He ________ on each house. The houses

of straw and wood _________ down and he ______ the pigs. The house of bricks ________ very

strong so the final pig _______ a long and happy life.

Answers:

Sleeping Beauty

A long time ago there was a beautiful princess . She lived in a very high tower. A

wicked fairy cast a spell and the princess slept for a hundred years. A big forest grew

around the tower. One day a handsome prince came to the tower. He took his sword

and cut the trees. He saw the princess and woke her with a kiss. The prince married

the princess and they lived happily ever after.

The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time there were three little pigs. One built a house with straw, one made

a house with wood and the other used bricks. One day a big bad wolf came and tried

to destroy the houses. He blew on each house. The houses of straw and wood fell

down and he ate the pigs. The house of bricks was very strong so the final pig lived a

long and happy life.

Now complete the tables with the past simple verbs from the stories:

Present simple Past simple

Present simple Past simple
be was/were
live …lived…………………..
eat ate
sleep slept
make made
grow grew
build built
cut cut
use used
cast cast
blow blew
marry married
try tried
be was/were
fall fell
take took